List of Mutant Genes of the Budgerigar

Revised List of Mutant Genes of the Budgerigar
seventh Revision

Mutation Mode of inheritance Wild-type Mutant

anthracite dominant Ath⁺ Ath

(Australian) recessive grey recessive ag⁺ ag

non sex linked ino* recessive a⁺ a

(German) bronze fallow* recessive allele from a a⁺ a^bz

brownwing (sepia) recessive bw⁺ bw

blackface recessive bf⁺ bf

bluefactor 1 recessive bl⁺ bl¹

bluefactor 2 recessive bl⁺ bl²

turquoise recessive allele from bl bl⁺ bl^tq

aqua (goldenface) recessive allele from bl bl⁺ bl^aq

clearbody dominant Cl⁺ Cl

crest dominant Cr⁺ Cr

darkfactor incomplete dominant D⁺ D

darkwing incomplete dominant Dwi⁺ Dwi

dilute¹ recessive dil⁺ dil

clearwing² recessive allele from dil dil⁺ dil^cw

(Australian) clearwing³ recessive allele from dil dil⁺ dil^ac

greywing⁴ recessive allele from dil dil⁺ dil^gw

faded recessive fd⁺ fd

(Australian) grey dominant G⁺ G

(English) recessive grey recessive g⁺ g

mottle polygenic mo⁺ mo

(Australian) Pied incomplete dominant Pb⁺ Pb

(Scottish) plum eyed fallow recessive pl⁺ pl

(Dutch) pied incomplete dominant Pi⁺ Pi

polydactyly polygenic po⁺ po

(English) pale fallow recessive pf⁺ pf

(Danish) recessive pied recessive s⁺ s

saddleback recessive sa⁺ sa

spangle incomplete dominant Sp⁺ Sp

violet incomplete dominant V⁺ V

cinnamon (sex-linked) recessive cin⁺ cin

slate (sex-linked) recessive sl⁺ sl

opaline (sex-linked) recessive op⁺ op

ino (sex-linked)** recessive ino⁺ ino

pearly (sex-linked)** recessive ino⁺ ino^py

pallid (sex-linked)** recessive ino⁺ ino^pd

Mutation	Mode of inheritance	Wild-type	Mutant
anthracite	dominant	*Ath*⁺	Ath
(Australian) recessive grey	recessive	ag⁺	ag
non sex linked ino*	recessive	a⁺	a
(German) bronze fallow*	recessive allele from a	a⁺	a^bz
brownwing (sepia)	recessive	bw⁺	bw
blackface	recessive	bf⁺	bf
bluefactor 1	recessive	bl⁺	bl¹
bluefactor 2	recessive	bl⁺	bl²
turquoise	recessive allele from bl	bl⁺	bl^tq
aqua (goldenface)	recessive allele from bl	bl⁺	bl^aq
clearbody	dominant	Cl⁺	Cl
crest	dominant	Cr⁺	Cr
darkfactor	incomplete dominant	D⁺	D
darkwing	incomplete dominant	*Dwi*⁺	Dwi
dilute¹	recessive	*dil*⁺	dil
clearwing²	recessive allele from dil	*dil*⁺	dil^cw
(Australian) clearwing³	recessive allele from dil	*dil*⁺	dil^ac
greywing⁴	recessive allele from dil	*dil*⁺	dil^gw
faded	recessive	fd⁺	fd
(Australian) grey	dominant	G⁺	G
(English) recessive grey	recessive	g⁺	g
mottle	polygenic	mo⁺	mo
(Australian) Pied	incomplete dominant	Pb⁺	Pb
(Scottish) plum eyed fallow	recessive	pl⁺	pl
(Dutch) pied	incomplete dominant	Pi⁺	Pi
polydactyly	polygenic	po⁺	po
(English) pale fallow	recessive	pf⁺	pf
(Danish) recessive pied	recessive	s⁺	s
saddleback	recessive	sa⁺	sa
spangle	incomplete dominant	Sp⁺	Sp
violet	incomplete dominant	V⁺	V
cinnamon (sex-linked)	recessive	*cin*⁺	cin
slate (sex-linked)	recessive	sl⁺	sl
opaline (sex-linked)	recessive	op⁺	op
ino (sex-linked)**	recessive	*ino*⁺	ino
pearly (sex-linked)**	recessive	*ino*⁺	ino^py
pallid (sex-linked)**	recessive	*ino*⁺	ino^pd

* Possibly multiple allele series
1, 2, 3 and 4 are Multiple allele series
** Multiple allele series

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